# Phantom AI

> Phantom AI builds modular automotive software that helps vehicles see, combine sensor data and act through braking, steering and acceleration. Founded by former Tesla and Hyundai ADAS engineers, the company chose practical Level 2 and Level 3 driver assistance over a robotaxi-first strategy, selling configurable software to automakers and Tier 1 suppliers. Harbinger acquired it in 2025, and ZF now licenses its computer vision for passenger-car ADAS while Harbinger integrates the technology into medium-duty electric and hybrid vehicles.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Mountain View, United States
- **Founders:** Hyunggi Cho (Co-Founder and CEO), Chan Kyu Lee (Co-Founder and CTO)
- **Team size:** 30 employees at the February 2026 acquisition announcement; an earlier supplied company record listed 52.
- **Products:** PhantomVision, PhantomFusion, PhantomDrive, ADAS engineering and integration
- **Notable:** Raised $80.2 million in disclosed total funding by February 2023., Built a three-layer modular stack spanning computer vision, multi-sensor fusion and vehicle control., Demonstrated an 8MP front-camera Level 2 stack on D3 Embedded hardware and a Texas Instruments automotive processor in 2025.

## Products & services

- **PhantomVision** — A deep-learning computer-vision system for one or multiple cameras that detects vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, free space, traffic signs and traffic lights, supporting Euro NCAP-oriented ADAS functions.
- **PhantomFusion** — A sensor-independent fusion and object-tracking layer that combines camera, radar, LiDAR and ultrasonic outputs into an environmental model and is designed to tolerate partial sensor failures.
- **PhantomDrive** — A vehicle-control layer that predicts object motion, assesses collision and lane-departure risk, and commands acceleration, braking and steering for functions including adaptive cruise control and lane keeping.
- **ADAS engineering and integration** — Customization, optimization and production integration of modular perception, fusion and control software on automotive embedded processors and customer-selected sensor configurations.

## Achievements

- Raised $80.2 million in disclosed total funding by February 2023.
- Built a three-layer modular stack spanning computer vision, multi-sensor fusion and vehicle control.
- Demonstrated an 8MP front-camera Level 2 stack on D3 Embedded hardware and a Texas Instruments automotive processor in 2025.
- Was acquired by Harbinger in a transaction completed in November 2025.
- Secured a post-acquisition licensing path through ZF for passenger-car ADAS products.
- Maintained its Mountain View team and continued hiring after the acquisition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Phantom AI appeared as part of the Harbinger family at ACT Expo in Las Vegas while the parent company showcased medium-duty vehicle configurations.
- **2026-02** — Harbinger publicly announced its acquisition of Phantom AI and a ZF licensing agreement for Phantom AI computer vision.
- **2025-11** — Harbinger completed the Phantom AI acquisition; financial terms were not disclosed.
- **2025-01** — Texas Instruments published a D3 Embedded and Phantom AI demonstration of 8MP front-camera Level 2 perception on the TDA4VEN-Q1 processor.
- **2023-02** — Phantom AI announced a $36.5 million Series C to accelerate series-production work with major OEMs.

## Links

- Website: https://phantom.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/phantom-ai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/phantom_ai_news
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ4VCMDiLh2jtVCpaMJALw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phantomai/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21